There are two basic areas of concern you need to be aware of when you are setting up an exercise plan . . .

1. Your body need twenty to forty minutes of aerobic activity three to four times a week.

2. You need to include strength training at least twice a week, but preferably three times a week.

If you are determined to choose between cardio training or strength training - choose aerobic exercise. You are exercising your heart muscle and aside from the obvious advantage of that, the aerobic workout will help you or lose your weight.

You need to remember that muscle burns fat, so if you can toss in approximately fifty push-ups before your aerobic workout, you will start to reap the benefits….

Why strength exercise before aerobic exercise?

Actually, for the first twenty minutes of your aerobic workout, your body is burning approximately 80% carbohydrates and 20% fat. If your goal is to be able decrease your body weight, you want to burn more fat and less carbs, right?

Well, the next twenty minutes will give you into about a fifty/fifty mode. You’re burning a lot more fat than you were and that’s a goodthing.

If you go beyond 40 minutes, you will be burning approximately 80% fat. Realistically though, most people are not going to exercise for that long. 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise is about average.

If you start out with pushups, you actually begin the aerobic activity…not much, but it’s a start. So, when you begin your aerobic exercise, you may begin burning that fat a little quicker.

Okay - Lets begin! First, find an aerobic activity you enjoy. A variety of exercise is best so you will be able to keep your workouts enjoyable and having the variety will avoid your routine from getting boring.

Let’s say jogging is the exercise you most enjoy and you also love aerobics, For example, you enjoy using some of the exercise tapes from Denise Austin.

Now, plan your your workout schedule by deciding which days and times you can do the exercise. exercise at minimum three days a week and don’t take more than two days off consecutively. The most popular routine is Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The vast majority of fitness experts highly recommend trying to exercise at the same designated time on those days; it’s not necessary but it can help get you into a routine and you are more likely to continue.

If you are not going to do strength training, as mentioned previously, at minimum do a few reps of push-ups.

Be sure to begin your routine with a brief warmup, and gradually pick up the pace. If you are following an exercise tape, It is easy to know what intensity you should be following. If you will be running, try throwing in periods of faster running along the way, followed by slower running. This will definitely get you in shape.

Try to complete the aerobic tape routine on the days you don’t feel like running and on the days you feel like going on a run, go run.

If you decide to strength train as well, do this two to three times a week! A good routine should include:

-Biceps Curl
-Triceps Curl
-Shoulder Press
-Bench Press
-Lunges
-Calf Raises

Work up to two to three sets of eight repetitions for each exercise. This will give you a full body workout.

Do this for 30 days and see if you do not see results.

For more information on different workout routines, visit http://my-weightloss-journey.com/.

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